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Patrick Canning

1915 – 1991

Canadian educator, businessman and politician

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About Patrick Canning

Lived 1915 – 1991 (aged 75–76). Patrick Canning was a Canadian.

Patrick Joseph Canning (March 17, 1915 – 1991) was a Canadian educator, business owner and politician in Newfoundland. He represented the electoral district of Burin-Placentia West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1949 to 1972 and 1975 to 1979. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The son of Bernard Canning and Elizabeth Pomroy, he was born in 1915 in Merasheen and at Memorial University College. Canning joined the Royal Navy in 1940 and saw service in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II. After the war, he taught school for several years and then was employed as manager for James Baird Ltd. in Marystown from 1949 to 1951. In 1951, he set up his own business Central Stores there.

He married Helen Fleming; the couple had two daughters.

Canning was first elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1949 and then was reelected in 1952, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1966 and 1971. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1972 but was reelected in 1975, defeating cabinet minister Leo Barry. Canning retired from politics in 1979 and died in 1991.

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1991, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Who was Patrick Canning?

Canadian educator, businessman and politician

When was Patrick Canning born?

Patrick Canning was born on 17 March 1915 in Merasheen.

When did Patrick Canning die?

Patrick Canning died in 1991 in Newfoundland and Labrador.

What nationality was Patrick Canning?

Patrick Canning was Canadian.

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· Wikipedia: Patrick Canning

· Wikidata: Q19876788

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